Today’s Headlines for Tuesday, June 11
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9:00 AM CDT on June 11, 2019
- Fate of Obama Center Could Be Determined by Outcome of Tuesday Hearing (Tribune)
- Merchants Are Concerned About the 3-Year Closure of Their Local Red Stops for RPM (CBS)
- Newly Released Video Shows the Police-Involved Crash That Killed Verona Gunn, 84 (ABC)
- Doctor Who Was Biking to Work Helped Save Driver Who Crashed Onto LFT (NBC)
- Pedestrian Crashes Dropped 10% in Evanston, but Overall Crashes Rose (Evanston Now)
- Man Who Photoed Plate of Car in Dooring Crash Seeks Help Getting Info to the Cyclist (Chainlink)
- Residents Say New LED Street Lights Aren’t as Bright as the Old Ones (Sun-Times)
- Tour Englewood on the Roll N Peace Bike Ride on 6/14, 6 PM at Englewood Square
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